About 2,000 fans gathered at Cairo's main stadium on Saturday to watch Egypt's last home practice before the Pharaohs fly to their World Cup base in Grozny, Chechnya. Egypt also unveiled its...

There are two reasons why Denmark should not be completely written off at the World Cup. Firstly, remember 1992? The Danes won the European Championship, having been told they were playing in the...

The Peruvian players heading to Russia weren’t alive when the team last appeared at the World Cup. The 36-year wait is over. Argentine coach Ricardo Gareca has restored the elegant...

Tim Cahill wants to join an elite list of World Cup scorers to sit alongside Pele, Uwe Seeler and Miroslav Klose.  The 38-year-old Cahill has a good chance of becoming just the fourth player...

France has options, too many perhaps. Especially up front where the dilemma is who to leave out.  And that’s without Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema, who continues to be overlooked...

The 1994 FIFA World Cup was held in the United States and despite the host nation's lack of a national top-level football league, the tournament was the most financially successful in the tournament's...

Defending World Cup champion Germany defeated Saudi Arabia 2-1 on Friday for a timely but unimpressive win one week before its title defense begins in Russia. Having failed to win any of its...

Schalke forward Breel Embolo starred for Switzerland as they completed their World Cup warm-up matches with a 2-0 win over Japan in Lugano. Embolo showed the attacking qualities that could make...

Croatia recovered from a dour opening 60 minutes in Osijek to beat Senegal 2-1 and finish their World Cup preparations with a much-needed victory. Zlatko Dalic’s side struggled to make an...

After an almost flawless qualifying campaign, Iran will find it far tougher at the World Cup. Iran's route to the round of 16 from Group B could be blocked by defending European champion Portugal...